Aglianico wine grape: considered the "noble varietal of the south,"
it is primarily grown in Campania and Basilicata.
Barbera wine grape: the most widely grown red wine grape of
Piemonte and Southern Lombardy Asti and Alba, and Pavia.
Corvina wine grape: rondinella and molinara, this grape makes the
famous wines of the Veneto: Valpolicella and Amarone.
Dolcetto wine grape: a grape that grows alongside Barbera and
Nebbiolo in Piemonte its name means "little sweet one
Malvasia Nera: red Malvasia varietal from Piemonte a sweet and
perfumed wine, sometimes elaborated in the passito style.
Moltepulciano wine grape: it is most widely planted on the
opposite coast in Abruzzo.
Nebbiolo wine grape: the most noble of Italy's varieties, it
produces the Barolo and Barbaresco, made in province of Cuneo
Negroamaro wine grape: "black and bitter", planted grape with its
concentration in Salento Puglia, it is the backbone of the
Salice Salentino wine grape: spicy, toasty, and full of dark red
fruits grapes from Salento in Puglia.
Nevo d'Avola wine grape: varietal from Sicily, plummy fruit and
sweet tannins the Nero d'avola wine has surged recently.
Primitivo wine grape: from Manduria Taranto in Salento Puglia,
perfect grapes to have a niche wine for lovers
Sagrantino wine grape: from Umbria, it is only planted on 250
hectares, but the wines produced from it is the Sangiovese
Rosso Piceno wine grape: two grape varieties, Montepulciano and
Sangiovese, explain why this red wine is the main one of the products of
outstanding excellence of this land
Other major red grape varieties are Ciliegolo, Gaglioppo, Lagrein,
Lambrusco, Monica, Nerello Mascalese, Pignolo, Primitivo (Zinfandel in
California), Refosco, Schiava, Schiopettino, Teroldego, and Uva di
Troia.